Mmehdy Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Super.... Keep it going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Great, great stuff. There's a video on youtube of some hardcore playset collectors opening 1 of the "3 known" still sealed Mark Untouchables playsets. Check it out -- perhaps it was yours? I LOVE the art deco Mark train! Beautiful pop culture collectibles! Thanks a ton for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Found a few more pictures of some of obsession.A few of my comic character toys:A couple of my cool ray guns: Some more robots, Superman items, Buck Rogers ect. I do love vehicle toys. Here's an old picture of a few: A cool old sign from a 1930's newstand: A cool group shot of some more of my "blank stare" buddies: And, I do love space ships as well. Here is a complete set of the Marx wind-ups as well as a few more character toys: Now, since I'm sure you guys are bored with the toys, maybe I will go over to the Golden Age thread and put some some funny book photos. Your robots are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Do you have a all time favorite buy.....story please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow, that's a hard one. Kinda like what is your favorite book in your collection? I have already told you probably the most significant one in my intro. Manning up as A kid any paying Bert Blum 2 bucks for a MAD #9. Sounds insignificant now but that was the book that started me on this crazy journey. Yes, there are lots of stories, one in particular. But since you asked how about you give me one to get me motivated? I know you got some too. I believe you even shared a couple when you came on. You've got to give to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Speaking of stories, have any of you ever read the book "Between the Panels"? Hard to put it down. There is a story in in that Terry Stroud told me years ago. He and David T Alexander answered an ad in the newspaper about a guy with multiple ECs for sale. They drove over to guy's house in a sketchy part of LA and met him about 9:00 at night and rang the doorbell. An older fat guy answered the door drunk and naked! The guy invited them in. Terry said they had thoughts of getting stuck in a back room with a drunk guy with a knife or something. They discussed it and the lure of old funny books won out. So in they went. They checked out the books which were multiple copies of high grade ECs. They made the deal, scooped up the books, and hightailed it out the door... Check out this book. One of my favorite books on comics. Has another story by David T about a huge score of comics out of the Midwest. Also one about Malcom Willitts from Collectors Book Store buying an amazing collection of GA books. It was an amazing time to be a comic collector... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Fabulous collection, Robot Man. :applause:Welcome to the forums.I'm looking forward to seeing more of your incredible collection. Hi Gang. My name is Robot Man and I am obsessed with junk! I have lurked on these boards for a while now and thought I'd sign up for the fun.I have been collecting since the early '60's. I first bought Batman and DC war comics off the stands in the late '50's. When Marvel comics first came out I started buying them as well. I wouldn't say I "collected" them at this time but searched out and bought them every month as they came out. I remember my Grandpa buying me MAD #72. I read it to bits and when #73 came out I bought it as well. This has continued until this day. I would trade with kids in the neighborhood for any earlier issues I didn't have. What turned me into a "collector" was the day my dad took me to Cherokee books in Hollywood. There, thumbtacked to the wall in a bag was MAD #9. It looked so different but I had to have it. I gave Bert Blum $2.00 for it. This was the only time I ever paid more than cover price for a comic. I was hooked and made many trips with my dad to Cherokee, Collector's Book Store and Bond Street Books around the corner adding to my ever growing stash. I hit all the used book stores I could ride my bike to. When I could drive, I started hitting a bigger area as well as garage sales and flea markets like the Rose Bowl grabbing all the old comics I could find. I especially loved the EC line and old pre-code horror comics. One day at the Rose Bowl I spotted a big tin battery opperated robot. The price was right and I just couldn't put down that cool blank stared face. So in addition to comics I found myself looking for old space and comic character toys, pinback buttons and premiums. The rest as they say is history... So now I live in a house full of comics, toys, premiums, advertising stuff rock 'n roll items and other symbols of "Americana". As you can see my collection is very diverse and my interests are wide. I see many of what you have collected and share your love for this stuff. Hopefully, I can use this thread to share some my stuff and experience in the hobby. I enjoy the "thrill of the hunt" the most in collecting. I am not really a condition freak although over the years I've found my share of high grade stuff. A lot of my stuff might be in lower grade than what I see here, but I get what I can get and love to find unusual or scarce items. I will happily take a lower grade book than not have it all. I might be a newbie to the boards, but am a veteran collector. Please be patient with me as I get started and hopefully we can all have a little fun! I'm going to try and post my first photo of a few of my favorite comics. If it goes OK, I'll post more later. Here some of my collection of Comic Book and pulp premiums. There are some time way rarer than the books themselves. (It pays to look inside your books to find all the cool clubs that you might not knew existed). Some of my MAD Magazine/Alfred E. Neuman stuff. How many of you knew Alfred was around long before MAD adopted him? The earliest item I have is an 1896 dental callendar and glass paperweight (only one I've ever seen). A very pair of items that I thought would display well. One of my favorite pieces that I traded for many moons ago. And yes, the autographs are real. I schlepped this to a couple early San Diego Cons at the El Cortez to get these two gentlemen to sign it. They were both pretty blown away when I walked up with it! More old comic character, advertising, sports and political pinback buttons. These are way cool and usually pretty hard to find. You can have tons of them in a very small amount of space. And finally another cool flea market score. A 1950's wooden Dell comics store rack. One of several old comic racks I've turned up over the years. I switch it up all the time. I just had it full of Christmas comics. My non-collection friends always find it fun. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Bang! Wow, welcome to my humble thread! Good to see you back here. You are part of the reason I am here. You inspired me to do this. In my humble opinion, your thread was by far the best thing on here. In the immortal words of James Brown "Please, Please, Please" show us some more of YOUR wonderful stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Bang! Wow, welcome to my humble thread! Good to see you back here. You are part of the reason I am here. You inspired me to do this. In my humble opinion, your thread was by far the best thing on here. In the immortal words of James Brown "Please, Please, Please" show us some more of YOUR wonderful stuff! Thanks, Bob. I've just gotten up from a long nap and will probably be around for a few days at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 [font:Comic Sans MS]Moar kewl stuff! [/font] Vintage, depression era Monopoly sets (circa 1936) and part of a toy train engine... Wider shot of the Forbes Collection warship Picture Puzzle Cubes (toy blocks that Malcolm Forbes played with as a child); Other McLoughlin lithographed games (also Forbes collection); USS Maine candy dish & WWI MkIV battle tank miniature... Schomburg's stunning cover recreation of Marvel Mystery #66 (last MM war cover) Note: Photobucket faux frame shopped in over gold frame to correct skewed camera image... Miscellaneous pulps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi Cat. That ship puzzle is awsome. I love those early pieces. The printing is so vivid. My wife gets those from time to time (not like yours). The Marvel Mystery painting is breathtaking. It is one of my favorite MM covers. Is it a Schomburg recreation? I had to manup for a nice copy a few years ago. But, I've sure got a case of the Lil PP's now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 OK, made some promises and now I have to deliver. Ladies first. First up is for Sharon. The Sensation Comics pin and Valentine are from the '40's.The other pin is from a local LA library. Only the 2nd one I've seen. Not much WW stuff from the '40's. Only other thing I know of is the Infantile Parylisis postcard which I have never owned. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Next up is for Griff: This is all I have for Don Winslow that you don't already have. I did forget that I had the DW Honor Coin as well. Will try and do that some other time. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Next in line is Porcupine. I've got LOTS of old Felix stuff. Here is the picture of the large composition yellow figure. Also a cool red plaster carnival statue. I thought I also had the large black compo fig but guess It is gone. But, my favorite Felix item is the large curved glass, hand colored photo from the 1920's. My wife pointed it out to me at Brimfield one year. Probably one of a kind. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I don't remember who asked for Rock 'N Roll stuff. But here is a nice 1967 San Francisco Avalon Ballroom New Years Eve poster. Great image! I've got a lot of these put they are put away right now. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Last one for today. Got a request for Capt. Marvel. Here are a couple rare ones. The puzzle is English. Got it when I was overseas. The bag is also pretty hard to find. You see the Supermans from time to time, but not this one. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Oops, Sorry one more. Large Tin Bugs Bunny. I don't know who made it or what it's from. It was just sitting there begging me to take him home and I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Wow Robot Man the Don Winslow stuff is very impressive I have never even seen that statue before ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Speaking of stories, have any of you ever read the book "Between the Panels"? Hard to put it down. There is a story in in that Terry Stroud told me years ago. He and David T Alexander answered an ad in the newspaper about a guy with multiple ECs for sale. They drove over to guy's house in a sketchy part of LA and met him about 9:00 at night and rang the doorbell. An older fat guy answered the door drunk and naked! The guy invited them in. Terry said they had thoughts of getting stuck in a back room with a drunk guy with a knife or something. They discussed it and the lure of old funny books won out. So in they went. They checked out the books which were multiple copies of high grade ECs. They made the deal, scooped up the books, and hightailed it out the door... Check out this book. One of my favorite books on comics. Has another story by David T about a huge score of comics out of the Midwest. Also one about Malcom Willitts from Collectors Book Store buying an amazing collection of GA books. It was an amazing time to be a comic collector... The story about the naked guy actually involved Leonard Brown and Richard Olson. I have written about it several times as it was a night I will never forget. Stroud and Alexander went to the guy's house a month or two later only to find that we had already gotten all of the comics. Richard Olson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Wow Robot Man the Don Winslow stuff is very impressive I have never even seen that statue before ! Everything in this thread is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
